Here's why rejection is actually good for your brain, according to a psychologist (via CNBCMakeIt)
Historically, the shame and anxiety that comes with rejection has been a useful tool, Leary says.
"Throughout human evolution, being accepted and included in groups, having relationships with other people was essential to our survival," he says. Being exiled from a group or turned down by a potential mate had far greater consequences hundreds of years ago than it does now. Still, we are "hard-wired," Leary says, to read rejection as a threat to our"The reason it continues to hurt is the same reason why we continue to experience pain when we step on a sharp object," he says. "Negative emotions are a warning that something there might be damaging to your wellbeing.
Remember that rejection is a normal part of everyone's life and feeling bad about it means your brain is working the right way, Leary says.
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